Peter Drucker used to say, “Don’t solve problems. Pursue opportunities.” It was great advice then; and even better advice today. Here’s why. Where does growth come from? Personal or corporate, it makes no difference. None of us grows simply by...

Every time Facebook changes its interface, lots of its users complain about it. The same happens when Microsoft upgrades Office. Is there a lesson about implementing change we can learn from this? Facebook recently upgraded its system. This isn’t an unwelcome...

Here’s an interactive copy of our presentation “The Path Least Taken in Modern Marketing” from the 2011 Christie’s International Real Estate Conference in London. You can move through this presentation using the back/forward buttons in the...

It’s hard to imagine, but there’s still a bunch of real estate agents who can’t stop advertising in the diner magazines and newspapers. What’s it going to take to push the housing industry hold-outs into the 21st century? Yesterday, I engaged...

Tax credits didn’t do it. Historic home affordability and low mortgage rates aren’t working. If you want to survive this market, learn to laugh like a Klingon. Not too long ago, I was teaching in Minneapolis – more than 500 people in the room –...